Augustin Stable's Coup carried John Velazquez to his third winner on Friday's Black-Eyed Susan Day card, capturing the $100,000 Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico Race Course with a strong stretch run.

Seanchai and Anna Sophia battled for the lead in the 1 1/16 -mile test on the firm turf but could not hold off Coup in the run to the finish line. Coup prevailed by a length over Seanchai while running the distance in 1:42.71. Ainsley finished third.

"She did it pretty easy, kind of stalking the speed. When I pulled her out she was there. She takes the lead and she wants to wait, so there's more there than what she gave me. I think she'll get better," Velazquez said.

Trained by Graham Motion, Coup had broken her maiden in her previous race at Gulfstream Park on a sloppy main track. The daughter of Empire Maker paid $5 to win.

"She ran super. She ran like I hoped she would," Motion said. "She doesn't want to get to the lead too early because she gets to looking around like she did in Florida. Johnny rode her confidently."

"Kendrick rode a winning ride. It was a solid pace. She ran good," said Leigh Delacour, trainer of Seanchai, which placed second.

"She broke well, very relaxed. That extra sixteenth of a mile might be stretching it," said Mike Smith, jockey of the beaten favorite, Anna Sophia.